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D
ECEMBER
2003 VXA-2
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I
NSTALLING THE
T
APE
D
RIVE
4.
4. 4.
4. Provide additional grounding, if desired.
Attaching the tape drive to the enclosure protects the tape drive from ESD.
However, if you want additional chassis grounding for the tape drive, use
the grounding hole or grounding tab on the back panel (see Figure 2-1 ):
4
Connect an M3 (0.25 in.) female spade connector from the host to the
tape drive’s grounding tab.
or
4
Use an M3
×
0.5 mm
×
4 mm machine screw to connect a grounding wire
to the grounding hole.
5. 5. 5. 5. Connect the tape drive to the IDE controller using the 80-conductor Ultra
DMA
IDE/ATA
cable included with the tape drive. If you choose to use
your own cable, it must meet the requirements on page 51 .
Notes:
4
If the tape drive is the only device on the bus, or if it is configured as Master,
Exabyte recommends connecting the tape drive at the end of the IDE bus.
4
If desired, you can mount the tape drive (see page 16 ) before you connect
the IDE cable and the power cable to the back. However, if the cables are
difficult to access in the enclosure, you should extend the cables out through
the drive bay and connect them before mounting the drive.
Caution
Do not use a screw other than the type specified for attaching the grounding wire,
or you may damage the internal components.
Figure 2-9 Connecting the IDE/ATAPI cable
IDE/ATAPI connector
To additional
IDE device
To IDE/ATAPI
controller
Power
connector
to host computer